Outdoor Nature Connecting Activities
Please look through the below nature connecting activities. Select at least one activity you can do. Enjoy!
CurrClick Live Student Breakout Room Files
Please download any or all of the files below for interesting activities students can do about nature awareness using the Internet. Although we've discontinued the live class "breakout" rooms, the activities are still able to be used. You can share any of the activities on the Nature Connections CurrClick Live class blog.
Please download any or all of the files below for interesting activities students can do about nature awareness using the Internet. Although we've discontinued the live class "breakout" rooms, the activities are still able to be used. You can share any of the activities on the Nature Connections CurrClick Live class blog.
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br_7_-_treasure_hunt_room_-_animal_web_treasures.pdf | |
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br_7_-_treasure_hunt_room_-_plant_web_treasures.pdf | |
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br_9_-_the_video_room.pdf | |
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This is the page where families can come to look over activity ideas for the class. Nature Connections main goal is for families to be out in nature more, therefore, this page is dedicated to fostering activities, projects, and experiences that help meet that goal and to enhance the activities in the Kamana for Kids: The Young Naturalist activity book, the suggested text for NC classes. Also, if families have tried out their own nature activities and experiences and would like to share those ideas with the rest of the class, this would be the place where I will be adding those ideas. Please email me, Natureglo at [email protected] for any NC activity ideas you'd like posted on here to share with the class. Enjoy the activity ideas.
NC Ideas
- Go to your sit spot at least once during the week and spend a least five minutes at your sit spot. Journal about your experiences with your five senses, sight, sound, smell, taste (selectively and with parental supervision, but you can open your mouth and at least "taste" the air) and touch.
- Take videos and pictures of what you see at your sit spot and share with the class by uploading the pictures to your website and use either the slide show or photo gallery feature on your student Weebly website.
- Come up with poster ideas about how to better respect and take care of the environment such as: conserve energy, recycle, go organic etc; journal about the poster and draw a picture in your journal and or scan or photograph your poster to share on your student website.
- Carry a pocket field guide with you and learn how to identify different plants and animals.
- Practice owl eyes, deer ears, dog nose, raccoon touch and snake taste at your sit spot. See FREE Live Class Recording - NC Class #2: Sit Spot and Sensory Awareness from my CurrClick.com page to learn more. Journal about your sensory awareness experiences from your sit spot.
- Practice stalking animals by moving as quietly as you can around your sit spot. Journal about your experience.
- Make 2 journal pages for two of every type of plant or animal listed: trees, wildflowers, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects, and mammals.
Animal Tracks Activities
Animal Track Fun Cut outs - You can cut these tracks out and use them to either decorate your journal or make a poster about animal tracks - http://www.jimmysfarm.com/images/kids/animal_tracks.jpg
Animal Track Fun Cut outs - You can cut these tracks out and use them to either decorate your journal or make a poster about animal tracks - http://www.jimmysfarm.com/images/kids/animal_tracks.jpg
Cleaning and Preserving Animal Bones
Note: If you come across a carcass or bones in the forest, this might be a neat activity to do at home. Parental supervision and or assistance advised.
Note: If you come across a carcass or bones in the forest, this might be a neat activity to do at home. Parental supervision and or assistance advised.
cleaning__preserving_animal_bones.pdf | |
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Whole Family Outdoor Nature Activities
Urban Nature Connection Activity Guide:
Below is a nice download from the Brooklyn Children's Museum with activities about Urban Nature Connection.
Below is a nice download from the Brooklyn Children's Museum with activities about Urban Nature Connection.
urban_naturalist_2.pdf | |
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Children & Nature Network: Together in Nature Pathways for a Stronger,
Closer Family pdf activity guide (14 pages) http://www.childrenandnature.org/downloads/C&NN_FamilyBondingToolKit_Pilot.pdf
Nature Games
Simon Paul Harrison Blog - Nature Museum
Simon Paul Harrison - Animal Senses Adventure
Closer Family pdf activity guide (14 pages) http://www.childrenandnature.org/downloads/C&NN_FamilyBondingToolKit_Pilot.pdf
Nature Games
Simon Paul Harrison Blog - Nature Museum
Simon Paul Harrison - Animal Senses Adventure